Very disappointed ☹️
I was so keen to read another figure skating romance and since people raved about this, I had high-ish expectations. But this was not it for me …

The instalust was awful, they kiss on page 60 and there’s no buildup and I found the kiss quite weird? In general, the smut was cringe and not well integrated. The banter was also horrid, not a sneaky flirting but just saying “I’d fuck you” essentially. Their romance felt so forced. And this whole friends with benefits thing?
Another thing that bothered me was how often both of them had to express their need to “get laid”. It was annoying to have to read BOTH saying this constantly, just stop!!
I also found it poorly written but I can’t really say why? I had to reread so many sentences and paragraphs because I did not understand what was going on and who was talking…
Lastly, a song was name dropped every few pages, sometimes multiple songs on one page. How about you describe the mood instead of using a song to get the reader to understand this?

I did like Rhys as a character, and the family issues were somewhat well portrayed that it made me emotional toward the end. Though the ending itself seemed pretty easy for a situation this complex.

Overall, this felt like it needed editing.